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HILLARY ESSIEN

Hillary Essien is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a lawyer with 2 years of writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, Hillary served as an administrative assistant at a non-profit organisation focused on food security for children of low income households.She is on Twitter @Hillary_essien
March 30, 2022

Facebook paid Republican firm to defame TikTok: Report

The report comes after Facebook declared that it was losing users for the first time in its 18-year history.

March 30, 2022

Tanzanian restores investigative newspaper after 5-year ban by former regime

Mr Nnauye said he was acting on orders of the new president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, whose administration intends to work with members of the press.

Nape Nnauye
March 30, 2022

UK to withdraw judges from Hong Kong’s top court

The national security law punishes what China considers secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison.

UK Judges
March 29, 2022

U.S. approves second Covid booster shot for Americans over 50 years

The number of people who’ve collected their first booster shot remains low in the U.S., and less than 50 per cent of people eligible to receive the booster shot have not.

March 29, 2022

Putin’s War: Russia says it will curtail military operations near Kyiv

Russia says this move was meant “to increase mutual trust and create conditions required for further negotiations.”

Russian President, Vladimir Putin
March 29, 2022

Ukraine considers Israel, Turkey among possible security guarantors in deal with Russia

Ukraine won’t join alliances or host bases of foreign troops, but wants its security guaranteed in terms similar to NATO’s Article 5.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
March 29, 2022

NFT of Nelson Mandela’s arrest warrant sold for $130,000

The reserve price for the document was initially 900,000 rand ($61,800) at the March 26 night auction in Cape Town.

March 29, 2022

Russia-Ukraine: Turkey urges delegations to end war during peace talk

“The two parties have legitimate concerns, it’s possible to reach a solution acceptable to the international community.”

Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Credit: BBC)
March 28, 2022

Roman Abramovich, Ukrainian negotiators poisoned in suspected Russian chemical attack: Report

It is believed that the poisoning attack was facilitated by people in Russia who wanted to sabotage the talks.

Roman Abramovich
March 28, 2022

Ukraine considers neutral status as Russian invasion enters second month

President Volodymyr Zelensky maintained that Ukraine will not discuss certain Russian demands, like demilitarisation.

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky